1996 Paul Bara "Champagne Grand Cru" $40
Light peaches on the nose. Attacks the tongue then mellows into the peach with a full, rich yeasty finish.

1999 Kermit Lynch "Gigondas" $14.50
This is actually a Chateau Trignon which was a house wine for a restaurant that Lynch ate in and loved the wine, so he bought it all up.
Fresh front with a big finish and solid acid. Solid value wine.

2000 Domaine Savary "Chablis Vielle Vignes" $22.50
Crisp, slatey nose. Good fruit and more slate on teh palate with a medium long finish.

Domaine Coche-Dury "Meursault" (didn't get the vintage or price, they were TBA)
Mineral with strong nutty aroma on the nose, same on the palate. Round with solid acid.

The next two were not available for purchase. They were gifts from Lynch for this tasting. Lynch is on the shop's Pannel of Experts and is friends with the proprietors.

1988 Domaine JL Chave "Hermitage Blanc" Crisp and rich with a VERY long finish (at this point my palate was tired and I had never experienced a wine quite like this so I wasn't quite able to put it into words. I just know it was WONDERFUL)

The tasting was very fun. There were lots of great Rhones and Rhone blends that were good but just needed more time in the bottle. My notes, overall, were a bit weak. I had just finished off a cold and wasn't in top form. Plus with 100+ people in a very tight space and limited time, I couldn't take the time or get the concentration to really take apart all the wonderful offerings. I will say the wines of Corsica, Languedoc and SW France are very intriguing and very inexpensive for what your getting. I especially liked the wines with Tannat in it.

If anyone wants, I can post a complete list of the wines poured, sans notes of course.